| Harvey Wippleman | |
|---|---|
 Wippleman as a manager in 1994 | |
| Birth name | Bruno Lauer |
| Born | October 27, 1965 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bruno Dr. Lennerd Spazzinsky Downtown Bruno Harvey Wippleman Handsome Harvey Hervina Uptown Bruno |
| Billed height | 5"7 |
| Billed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Billed from | Walls, Mississippi[2] |
| Trained by | Geeto Mongol[1] |
| Debut | 1979[1] |
Bruno Lauer (born October 27, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, referee, and occasional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Harvey Wippleman and Downtown Bruno.
Wippleman began his career working in professional wrestling promotions in the Southern United States, especially Memphis. In the 1990s, he debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he managed wrestlers such as Sid Justice, Kamala, Giant Gonzalez and Bertha Faye. In 2000, he became the first and only man to win the WWF Women's Championship, thus, technically making him a one time wrestling world champion. Wippleman works backstage in WWE (formerly the WWF) and occasionally manages in the Memphis area as Downtown Bruno.
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